BOGOR - The Head of the Gunungputri Police of the Bogor Resort Police, Kompol Bayu Tri Nugraha, said that there were no fatalities in the massive fire at the factory building in Cicadas Village, Gunungputri, Bogor Regency, West Java.
"So far there have been no casualties. This is an aluminum foil factory. We are assisted by a firefighting team," he said at the factory fire site in Gunungputri, Antara, Friday, August 19.
According to him, the fire started at 05.30 WIB with the condition of the fire not getting bigger. After a few minutes the fire burned almost the entire factory building.
The condition of the burnt factory building had gone viral on social media because it was captured by many residents.
"The fire incident was discovered by residents at 05.30 WIB, they saw the fire was still not too big. After checking with the security guard, the fire had grown. Then informed the firefighters," said Kompol Bayu.
As of 10.30 WIB, the fire could not be extinguished. Kompol Bayu said that the materials that burned were made of plastic, making them difficult to extinguish.
"This burning material is plastic, so it is difficult to extinguish," he said.
Firefighters are also having problems reaching the factory building, because access is difficult to reach from the highway. "The location is a bit difficult to reach from the main road, through a small road. For the one settlement that is attached to the factory," said Kompol Bayu.
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